Last Updated on July 21, 2026 2:10 pm
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Ashe-Alleghany NC-Watauga-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-
Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-
Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge-Mercer-Summers-Monroe-Eastern
Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier-
Including the cities of Rainelle, Lexington, Quinwood, Floyd,
Boone, Wytheville, Flat Top, Covington, Pearisburg, Radford, Hot
Springs, West Jefferson, Tazewell, Fincastle, New Castle, Clifton
Forge, Volney, Pulaski, Alderson, Whitetop, Blacksburg, Salem,
Bland, Galax, Buena Vista, White Sulphur Springs, Marion,
Lewisburg, Bluefield, Union, Hinton, Sparta, Roanoke,
Independence, Hix, Duo, and Troutdale
152 PM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026
…FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING…
* WHAT…Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE…Portions of northwest North Carolina, including the
following areas, Alleghany NC, Ashe and Watauga, Virginia,
including the following areas, Alleghany VA, Bath, Bland,
Botetourt, Carroll, Craig, Floyd, Giles, Grayson, Montgomery,
Pulaski, Roanoke, Rockbridge, Smyth, Tazewell and Wythe, and
southeast West Virginia, including the following areas, Eastern
Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Summers and Western Greenbrier.
* WHEN…Through Wednesday morning.
* IMPACTS…Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– A slow moving cold front combined with an upper level
disturbance will bring widespread heavy rain to the region.
Rain will sometimes be torrential and could cause urban,
small stream, or flash flooding.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.
